SUMMER AT LA SCALA: IL TRITTICO

222 min | NR
IL TRITTICO (The Triptych) is a gem–box collection of three one–act operas: “Il Tabarro,” “Suor Angelica,” and “Gianni Schicchi.” Composer Giacomo Puccini intended that the three always be performed as a set, and was infuriated when they were presented separately. The first, “Il Tabarro,” is a dark and brooding tale of clandestine passion, full of violence and grit associated with verismo opera. “Suor Angelica” starts with the deeply personal sacrifice of a nun and ends as a sublime tale of religious redemption. The evening ends with “Gianni Schicchi” (the popular favorite), a gleefully comedic farce on greed and corruption that unfailingly sends its audience away with smiles on their faces.